The Archbishop of Buenos Aires describes the Argentina that Pope Leo XIV will visit

The Pope will find an Argentina in crisis, a wounded country where contempt and intolerance are the order of the day, where people suffer and with a very high percentage of our brothers and sisters fighting against poverty.

This is the picture described today by the archbishop of Buenos Aires, Jorge García Cuerva, in response to the question about what country Pope Leo XIV will find upon his arrival in Argentina for the apostolic and pastoral visit scheduled for 8 to 11 November.

In a brief press point given one day after the traditional pilgrimage to the sanctuary of the Virgin of Luján, patron saint of Argentina, García Cuerva then added that the Pontiff "will also find a country that does not give up, of hard-working people who get up every day dedicated to family and sacrifice, and who continue to fight to move forward".

The archbishop, appointed in 2023 by Pope Francis, then reiterated that the message that Leo